"No" - Agriculture and "Yu" - Play are the basic principles of Yairo no Mori Park. At the festival, visitors can harvest grapes and wine grapes (numbers are limited, one bunch each), and enjoy food and music in the beautiful slow-life environment. Grilled pork, Koshihikari rice balls and local food and wine will also be on sale.
Visitors are pleasantly surprised and impressed by the collections of 144 works by Shiko Munakata and first grade domestic and foreign masterpieces. Works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Maurice Utrillo, Bernard Buffet, Utamaro Kitagawa, Hokusai Katsushika, Hiroshige Ando, Taikan Yokoyama, Tsuguji Fujita and Seiji Togo are exhibited quarterly.
Minamiuonuma city is the site for the bicycle road race of the 2009 National Athletic Meet held in Niigata prefecture. The city and the Bicycle Race League of Niigata has been holding pre-Nationals races to gain experience, encourage and strengthen athletes. The course is set around the beautiful Shakunage Lake, where primary school students to top athletes participate in the exciting race.
The resort has 31 varied courses laid out on the natural terrain of 2,360,000?. The top of the resort is connected to the neighbouring GALA Yuzawa and Yuzawa Kogen resorts, making for an extremely large area that will take you a few days to fully explore!
New Year's Eve is also called "Joya", which means it is the night to remove everything that was bad of the year. "Joya no Kane", the bells of Joya will ring 108 times at Fuko Temple to clean the slate for the coming new year.
This resort is for "Skiers only"! Itukamachi resort is well known for its high service standards and customer satisfaction, and is suitable for a family outing. There are 8 courses to suit first-timers to experts, with pole set course for race training. (Free, resevation needed) The resort also runs ski and kids schools officially recognised by SAJ.(Ski Association of Japan)
Approximately 1,500 of the carefully nurtured chrysanthemum flowers are gathered at Fuko Temple by enthusiasts from Uonuma city, Tokamachi city, Ojiya city and far as Nagaoka city for the flower show.
Enjoy Koshihikari rice making from sowing in spring to harvesting in autumn. Rice making does not end there. In addition, experience threshing, shelling, cleaning and have a go at straw crafts. Old farming machinery will be on display.
Dedicating the masked dance at Wakamiya Hachimangu has 200 years of tradition, and is held on 14th and 15th September every year.
32 masks and 26 plays preserved are designated intangible cultural asset by the city.
The cherry blossoms of Ohara bloom to celebrate the coming of spring to the snow buried Minamiuonuma region. The rows of cherry blossom trees are enjoyed not only by the locals, but also by visitors from neighbouring towns and cities.
Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort boasts one of the biggest pistes in Japan, with 22 courses spreading through 10,000,000 ? of land, where you can enjoy dynamic riding. There are several unique slopes for beginners to experienced skiers and snowboarders.
![Fukoji Bells on New Year\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/Y0wq0_TJPwQ/2.jpg "Fukoji Bells on New Year\")
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